Conveyer for corn-husking machines.



T. F. MORSE.

GONVEYEB FOR 001m HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1914.

1,1 12,926. Patented Oct. 6; 1914.

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THE NORRISFETERS C0. PHOTO LITHOw WASHINGTON. D. Cv

T. F. MORSE.

CONVEYER FOR CORN HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1914.

1, 1 1 2,926, Patented Oct-6, 1914.

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Mzneasej. [nuemor YHE NORRIS PETERS C0 Pu am LITHKL. \VASHINGION U C Be it known that I, a citizen of the United States, residing at "onrrnn s'ra'rns ra'rnnr ora ion.

rnnononnir. MORSE-OF SILVER CREEK, NEW YonK.

oonvnynn non conn-nusmne MACHINES.

AppIication filed .Tan uarylfl, 1914.. Serial 1%. 812,120.

To all whom it may concern THEODORE F. Monsn,

Silver Creek, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New Yorln have invented a new and useful Improvement in Conveyers for Corn-Husking Machines, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates more particularly to improvements in greencorn husking machines of that kind in which the ears of corn are conveyed from the feed table past a the husking rolls by an. endless conveyor having transverse flights or rods which shove the ears of corn in advance of them over the feed table and over thehusking rolls which. are located beneath the lower run of the conveyer. When. the cross rods of the conveyer pass beyond the feed table and move downwardly around the supporting wheels for the conveyer, the ears of corn fall from their position against the front-side ofyone cross rod against the rear side of the preceding crossrod and it is pos- .25

sible for an ear to get outof the intended transverse position and be presented to the husking rolls in a positionoblique or crosswise thereto so thatit will not be. properly husked. Theears may also getin between zthewcross rods and the chains or the wheels of the conveyer: and becomecrushed or stall the machine. a

The objectxof this invention is to. provide conveyors of thissort witha drum orwheel iWl'llOh forms pockets or compartments which confine the ears ofcorn 1n proper transverse position between the conveyer rods as the same pass around the conveyer wheels, so as to insure of the ears being presented in proper position to the husking rolls, and. prevent injury to theea'rs of corn or tthe stalling or injuring of the machinc.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 1s a fragmentary longitudinal sectional elevation of a corn husking machine having a;

conveyer provided withmeans embodying the invention. Fig. 2is anenlarged sectional elevation of the compartment drum of the conveyor. Fig; 3 is asection of the f as compartment wheel in line. 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is atransverse sectional elevation of the conveyor inrline 5-5, Fig. 1.

. A represents the feed. table and B the husking rolls of a machine for husking Specif cation of LettersPatent.

Patented orange, 1914..

green corn, and 0 represents angendlessconveyer by whlch the ears of corn, Whlch. are

placed on the feed table, are conveyed there from to and over the husking rolls, which are located beneath the lower run of the conveyor. .These parts are of known construction but willbe described sufficiently in detail to enable aproper Understanding of their operation andthe application thereto of this invention. p a

The conveyer comprises a pair of endless chains, and'rods 0 which are supported by arms 0. projecting outwardly from the chains and extend crosswise betweenithe chains. The chains pass around pairs of wheels D and E located adjacentthe opposite ends of the feed table and their. upper j runs travel forwardly in aplane below the The shaft for one pair of coni the cross rods 0, which prevent the spreads the rods from their bearings. A; curved plate F extends downwardly around the wheels E of the conveyor from a pointfabove the same, and extends below the jconveyer substantially to the first of the basking rolls B. a

The ears of corn are placed onthe feed table, one in front of eachof the crossrods 0 of the conveyer, and the rods shove the ing of the arms and the disengagementlof cars of corn forwardly ofi of the feed table beneath the upperend of the curved plate a F, and as the conveyer passes downwardly,

onto-the guard plate and are shoved along the horizontal portion of the same by the conveyor onto the husking rolls. The husk-1 ing rolls gripand remove the husksfrom the ears and the husked ears are moved off ofl the husking rolls and discharged by the lower run of the conveyor. During the. travel of the oonveyer rods 0 downwardly around the chain wheels E, the ears of corn 1100'; aroundthe wheels E the ears of corn fall i will fall from their positionin-front of each conveyer rod against the rear side of the precedmg rod or crossbarof the conveyor and when they reach the "lower horizontal portion of the plate F they will again be vengaged and shoved along the plate by the. conveyer rods. In thus passing around'the;

conveyer wheels E, ears of corn not infrequently get out of the intendedtransverse position and cause difficulty in one oranother' form. For example, an car may be carried in an oblique or endwise position to the husking rolls so that it will-not-be properly hushed; it may lodge on one of the cross bars a? at the'lower side ofthe wheels Ei andride on the bar-pastthe husking-rolls, being thus 1 held off 'of the rolls and preventt ed :frombeing'husked; or it may fall in between the Wheels E or the conveyer chains This project outwardly from the surface thereof.

7 These ribs or blades are spaced apart on the drum such a distance that as the cross rods of the conveyer move downwardly around the wheels E they will approximately register with and be located opposite to and outwardly'beyond the ribs or' blades.

" The ribs or'blades H preferably extend out- 40 wardlyffrom the drum into close proximity to the cross bars of the conveyer so as to substantially fill the spaces between these cross bars and'the surface ofthedrum. The

drum is preferably secured at its ends to the conveyer wheels E for which purpose,

as shown, the wheels are provided at their inner sides withcircular'flanges h to which the ends of the drum are riveted. The drum and chain wheels are thus rigidly connected and form in effect a single wide wheel or drum having longitudinal blades and pro vided at its ends with teeth for the engagement of the links of the conveyer chains. The ribs or blades H are preferably formed [drum coiiperates with the conveyer to form confining pockets or compartments for-the ears of corn between the cross rods of the conveyer as the "latter pass downwardly around the conveyer wheels E. The space between the conveyer rods is closed at the inner. side by the cylindrical body-of the drum. Between the body of the :drum and the cross bars .of the conveyer, by the :ribs

by 'V-shaped strips of sheet metal riveted to the cylindrical body of'the drum. The

'or' blades Hof the drum, and at the outer side by the curved guard plate F. Each ear of corn is therefore confined between two of the cross rods of the conveyer in a closed spaceand cannot fall in between the conveyer chains or wheels E or project into the spaces which would otherwise be left between the cross bars of the conveyer and the conveyer wheels E. It is, therefore, impossible for small or short ears of corn which might assume an oblique or endwise p osition between thecrossrods of the conveyer to get out of these inclosed spaces,and as the cross rods continue their movement :the ears ofcorn will be sooner or :later again moved back into their correct transverse position onthe lower portion of the guard plate and will be delivered to the =husking rolls in avposition parallel with the rolls.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination of an endless conveyer having projecting flights which. ad- Vance the articles being conveyed, and a 1'0- tary drum around which said conveyer travels and which is provided with project ing'blades-which approximately register and move'with said conveyer'flights-as the latter pass around'the drum, thereby forming containing compartments between said flights for the articles.

'2. The combination of an-: endless-.conveyer provided with cross rods which advance the articles being conveyed, a rotary drumr.

around which .saidconveyer travels and which is provided with blades which project outwardly and approximately register and move with said conveyer rods as the latter travel around the drum, thereby forming compartments between said conveyer rods for the articles,'-and means which *retain the articles insaid compartments. I v

3. The combination of a conveyer comprising endless chains and cross rods connectmg said chains, a rotary drum around which said conveyer travels and 'whlch is provided with blades which project out wardlybetween the conveyer chains and approximately Tegisterand move with said conveyer 'rods as the latter travel around the drum, thereby forming compartments between said conveyer rods for the articles being conveyed, and'a platewhich partially surrounds said drum and retainsthe articles in said compartments.

4;. The combination of a conveyer com-- prising-endless chains and cross rods connecting rsald CllfilIlS, chain wheels around which said'chains pass, a drum which is located between and turns with said chain wheels and is :provided with blades which 'project outwardly between the conveyer chains in proximity to said conveyer rods,

and a plate which partially surrounds said drum and cooperates with said drum to form compartments between said conveyer rods in which the articles being conveyed are confined as they pass around said wheels. a

5. The combination of a conveyer comprising endless chains andcross rods connecting said chains, chain wheels around which said chains pass, a drum which is sea cured to and connects said chain Wheels and is provided with blades which project outwardly between the conveyor chains in prox- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the v Commissioner of Patents.

i which partially surrounds said drum and cooperates with said drum to form compartments between saidconveyer rods in which ary, 1914. n

I THEODORE F. MORSE.

Witnesses:

EDWIN L. Coon, EDWARD J. MAOHEMER.

Washington, 20.10. 

